F rom the very beginning, JWST was shown to be a revolutionary instrument for the study of exoplanets, detecting intriguing ...

For example, Jupiter has rings just like the other gas giants, but its rings are smaller and fainter than Saturn's. Jupiter's multiple large moons (namely, the Galilean satellites: ...

JWST has made another breakthrough. Around a newly formed star just 111 light-years away, the powerful space telescope has ...

The ratification means Saturn goes well ahead of Jupiter, which has a puny population of 95 known moons. The moons were ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Left to right: Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter show off their rings for various NASA spacecraft ...

Saturn’s rings will be edge-on twice in 2025, in March and November. From 2019 to 2023, ... Jupiter has 95, Uranus has 28 and Neptune has 16, for a total of 142 moons.

Saturn’s rings will be edge-on twice in 2025, in March and November. From 2019 to 2023, ... Jupiter has 95, Uranus has 28 and Neptune has 16, for a total of 142 moons.

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the first confirmed discovery in the 1990s, more than 5,000 have been ...

At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...

That extended mission, which is slated to end in September 2025, also extends to Jupiter's rings and many moons. Juno’s trajectory passes by Io every other orbit , flying over the same part of ...

Dione, one of Saturn’s 274 moons, viewed with Saturn and its rings in the background. ... Jupiter has 95, Uranus has 28 and Neptune has 16, for a total of 142 moons.